Bank bonuses,
ranked by math.
The math-first alternative to Doctor of Credit. Every live U.S. bank, brokerage, and credit-card sign-up bonus - scored by effective APY, filtered for the ones that actually pay, and wired through the highest-paying personal referral links on the internet.
The 8 referral bonuses worth doing first
Scored on what the offer pays you, what it pays Churnables, and how dependably it actually credits. Offers with slow or flaky attribution sit further down the page, not up here.
- 1Claim →Chase Sapphire 100K (Preferred or Reserve)100,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards pointsTracks reliably
The single biggest mutual payout on the site: 100K points for you, referral points for us, and Chase credits on approval.
Value to you $2,000 · supports Churnables $400 - 2Claim →Chase United Explorer60,000 United MileagePlus milesTracks reliably
Miles post on approval for both sides, and the annual fee is waived the first year so the reader risks nothing.
Value to you $780 · supports Churnables $130 - 3Claim →Mercury (Business)$250 cash for you, $250 back to usTracks reliably
Clean $250 on each side, tracked inside Mercury's own dashboard with no third-party attribution to lose.
Value to you $250 · supports Churnables $250 - 4Claim →Marcus by Goldman Sachs+1.00% APY boost for 3 monthsTracks reliably
Both sides get the same rate boost, and Goldman posts it automatically on the next statement.
Value to you $150 · supports Churnables $150 - 5Claim →PayPal$10 for you after sending $5Tracks reliably
Lowest-effort signup on the page: five dollars of activity turns into ten, and PayPal credits it within days.
Value to you $10 · supports Churnables $100 - 6Claim →Wings Credit Union (Visa GC)$50 virtual Visa card eachTracks reliably
Referlive issues the card on verification, so there is nothing to chase and no spend requirement.
Value to you $50 · supports Churnables $50 - 7Claim →WiseZero fees on a transfer up to $500Tracks reliably
Instant value on a transfer people were going to make anyway, and Wise credits the invite the moment it settles.
Value to you $45 · supports Churnables $17 - 8Claim →MoneyLionSignup bonus with code $GladShaun228Use the code at signup
Enter the code $GladShaun228 during signup, not after, or the bonus will not attach to the account.
Value to you $25 · supports Churnables $25
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The easy-money quadrant
X = ease (10 is effortless). Y = cash. Bubble size = effective APY. Upper-right corner wins.
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Every account, one place
66+ personal referral links across banks, brokers, cards, crypto, and cashback apps. Every button hits a cloaked /go/ redirect - no personal tokens ever leak into your browser bar.
Banks & Credit Unions
11 offersHigh-Yield Savings
2 offersBrokerage & Investing
12 offersCredit Cards
23 offersCrypto
4 offersCashback & Money Apps
9 offersTravel & Lifestyle
2 offersBusiness
3 offersThe stuff banks don't advertise
Fintech ACH pushes that actually code as direct deposit
Not every ACH transfer counts. Pushes from Chime, Varo, Fidelity CMA (via BillPay in ACH mode), Ally, and Wealthfront cash reliably trigger DD requirements at Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi, and most credit unions. SoFi, US Bank, and BofA are pickier and often require a real employer payroll or an SSA/pension deposit. Test with a small push first, then send the qualifying amount.
The 60-day direct deposit clock starts on account open, not funding
Most bonuses count days from the day the account opens, not the day you fund it. Open on day one, wait until you know DDs will hit within the window, then trigger the payroll switch. Opening the account and then dragging your feet on the DD switch is the number one reason bonuses miss.
ChexSystems-friendly banks for anyone with a rough report
If ChexSystems has flagged you, focus on credit unions and second-chance banks that either soft-pull or ignore Chex entirely: Chime, Varo, Current, GO2bank, Bellco CU, PenFed, Alliant, Consumers Credit Union, and Securityplus FCU. Stack these to earn bonuses while your Chex report ages off (typical five year cycle).
The Chase 5/24 rule in one paragraph
Chase will auto-deny most Sapphire, Ink, and co-brand card apps if you have opened 5 or more personal credit cards across any issuer in the last 24 months. Business cards from Chase, Amex, Capital One, and Citi typically do not report to personal bureaus and do not count. Check your count on Credit Karma or annualcreditreport.com. Get under 5/24 before applying for Sapphire Preferred, Sapphire Reserve, or any Ink card.
Amex once-per-lifetime language is real. Read the pop-up.
Amex will let you apply for a card you've had before, take the hard pull, and quietly disqualify you from the welcome offer. If a pop-up says you are not eligible for the welcome bonus, back out. NLL (no lifetime language) offers on cards like the Business Platinum come and go through referrals and CardMatch; those override the standard rule.
Brokerages that let you fund with a credit card
Robinhood, Public, Moomoo, Webull, and M1 accept debit card funding but not credit. SoFi Invest and Fidelity accept ACH only. For credit card funding, use Kroger/Safeway money orders bought with an OG Amex Blue Cash or a category-bonus card, then deposit at the receiving bank. This is how experienced churners meet minimum spend with brokerage funding.
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The math is shown, not asserted
Effective APY is bonus divided by the money you actually have to park, annualized over the days it has to sit there. The inputs are printed on every offer page so you can check the arithmetic yourself.
Nobody pays to rank here
Banks and networks cannot buy placement, a higher position, or the removal of a bad note. Offers with no referral program at all still sit at the top when the numbers earn it.
Dated rows, and pulled when stale
Each row carries the date it was last read off the bank's own terms page. Terms move weekly, so confirm on the bank site before you move money.